In the past half century, the median age for first marriage has risen by about six years for both sexes, with grooms taking their first plunge at 28.7 years and brides at 26.5 years.

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The RCN poll also found that nearly half of those who had raised concerns about patient safety in Northern Ireland had done so in the past six months.

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About 320, 000 foreclosures were initiated in each of the first two quarters of this year (just more than half of them on subprime mortgages), up from an average of about 225, 000 during the past six years.

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